What is your worst CPAP cut/bruise/injury?

chdurie2 · Post by **chdurie2** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 3:09 pm

Hi All--

A couple of days ago, we heard about Gidgie's cut in the back of her neck from cpap straps. This morning, when I woke up, I found that my UMFF had bit me in the nose, near the eye--a weird looking red scrape that feels none too good--from where I think it dug into me. So I was wondering: What's the worst that CPAP has done to you besides frustration, nights of poor sleep, etc.? (Maybe Mike Moran would say that I've arrived, now that I have a real, live CPAP injury.) The rest of you?

Caroline

fredw · Post by **fredw** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 6:13 pm

I suffered through one week while adjusting to nasal pillows, but it was worth it.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 8:24 pm

One morning while looking in the mirror, I noticed a dent on the top of my bald forehead. Asked my wife if it was noticeable. Of coarse, she said she had noticed it also. It was a mystery for a while. Finally figured it out. The top pad on my Breeze headgear sat right where the dent was. Switched back to Adam's Circuit mask and after a while dent disappeared. Have not used the Breeze since.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:52 pm

What is your worst CPAP cut/bruise/injury?

Self flagellation with the CPAP machine during our town's Festival of the Breathless Saints.

But we all go through this same ritual anually, do we not?

Gidgie · Post by **Gidgie** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:58 pm

Caroline, it may please you to learn that my cpap 'bite' is healing, and I have forgiven my headgear for inflicting it upon me.......maybe I'll have to go back and retrain it........But your nose! That was nasty.......bad, bad, bad......

chdurie2 · Post by **chdurie2** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 10:19 pm

Gidgie:

Yeah, it was really kind of weird. I switched from series 2 to UMFF/FP431 because Series 2 was digging into my cheekbone. Last nite i got about two hours of sleep before a final (ugh, not good for performance) and i was afraid to go to sleep for fear i would not wake up on time. Turned out no problem on that score, and I could tell I slept unusually hard and maybe deep. Anyway, after looking at mask today, I see that it was the inside of the adjustable portion between forehead and nose that was digging into me and maybe moving a little; there was a dot of blood on my cheek when i woke up. My glasses mostly hides it, but it's just sore from being scraped in a sensitve place. I forgive the mask, because although not the best two hours of sleep i'v ever had, i think it was better than two hours without the mask,

chdurie2 · Post by **chdurie2** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 10:22 pm

Gidgie:

Glad to know you are healing. I was getting worried about you.

Caroline

Gidgie · Post by **Gidgie** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 11:31 pm

You were? That's kind of comforting to know........THANKS!

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